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VICTOR H. MCENTIRE, or CONNEAUTLAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specication of Letters Patent. `Paige11ted Sept. 25, 191

Application filed January 9, 1917. Serial No. 141,428.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Vieron H. MGENTIRE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Conneaut Lake, in the county of Crawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rope-Couplings, of-which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to rope couplings and has for its'main object, the provisio-n of such couplings which will conneet the ends of rope together and permit a swivel relative movement of theconnected ends relative to each other so as to prevent twisting' of the rope.

The invention consists of two members swiveled together and each having a rope engaging loop portion extended therethrough in a curved line in order to permit the coupling to pass around and through the pulleys, or the like without experiencing any difficulty of wear on the rope.

Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent as the detailed description of the invention proceeds and will be finally pointed out in the appended claims. w

In the drawings which illustrate the invention Figure l is a side elevation of the coupling showing the ends of the rope attached thereto, v

Fig. 2 is a view taken substantially at right angles of Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrow a, and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view of the swiveled members.

Like characters denote like and similar parts throughout the specification and drawings.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the coupling consists of a central body portion, preferably, comprising the parts l and 2 swivelly connected and having substantially flat juxta-opposing surfaces as indicated at 3. The parts l and 2 are preferably solid and having extended therethrough a pin 4 enlarged at both ends as indicated at 5. Each of the parts l and 2 has axially extended therefrom a rope engaging loop portion 6 extended on the curved line and preferably, lying within the plane of the parts l and 2. These loop portions extend in directions opposite to each other and are adapted to be engaged by the ends of ropes for connecting said ends together'.

By virtue of the curved formation of the loop portion 6, and as the members l and 2 are to be substantially the same diameter as the rope, the coupling is adapted to pass through and over pulleys without choking them. Also, by the curved formation of the lloop portion 6 there are no cutting edges presented to the rope which will injure the same. The rope is inserted in the openings 7 in the loop portions and has formed on its extremity what is known as a wall knot. It will also be seen that by providing a swivel connection between the parts l and 2, any twists that may occur in either of the rope sections a or o will be taken up bythe loose or swivel connection and thereby always prevent twisting strains on the rope.,

It will be noticed that the body portion of the rope sections extend through the convex face of the loop portion 6 and that the knotted ends thereof are accommodated or received in the recess formed by the concave surface of the looped portions so as to prevent any bulking or cumbersomeness on the coupling.

The foregoing clearly describes the invention, however, it is to be understood that certain changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to that fall within the legitimate scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:-

l. A rope coupling comprising a central body portion, looped portions extended in a curved line from the opposite ends of the body portion, said looped portions being adaptedto have the knotted ends of rope extended therethrough.

2. A rope coupling comprising a central body portion of substantially the same diameter of the rope to be engaged thereby, looped portions one extended in a curved line from each end of the body portion and adapted to have the knotted end of the rope extended therethrough and engaged thereby, said looped portions extending within the plane of the central portion.

3. A rope coupling comprising a central body portion, rope engaging loop portions, one extending from each end of the body portion in a curved line, lsaid looped portions extending and lying Within the plane of the body portion, the knotted ends of the rope being adapted to extend through each of the looped portions, the knot on the end of the rope being adapted to be accommodated in the reoess'provided by the con'-V cave face of said, looped portion. l

4.' A rope coupling comprising a central portion consisting of tWo sWiVelly connected members, each of said members having a looped portion axially extended on a curved line therefrom, said looped portions extending in opposite'directions and adapted to have, the Vknotted ends of rope extended therethrough.

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5. A rope coupling comprising a lcentral body portion consisting of,V two `members having substantially flat juxta-opposing faces, means for sWiVelly connecting said members together, a looped portion axially extended in the curved line of each of said p members and lying Within the plane of said body portions, said looped portions being adapted to be engaged by the knotted ends Mrs. ELMER S. MCENTIRE.

Washington, D. C. 

